Lists of Nobel Prizes and Laureates

Lists of Nobel Prizes and Laureates

Berge, Gunnar

1940-

Politician

Labour

Gunnar Berge was an industrial worker
between 1957-1966 and early on became engaged in the local
branch of the Labour Party in Rogaland. From 1967 until
1993 he was fully occupied with politics. He was a member
of the Storting in 1969-1993 and a prominent Labour
spokesman, primarily on matters related to financial
policy.

He was a member of the Norwegian government in 1986-1989
(Minister of Finance) and in 1992 (Minister of Local
Government). He then became director of the Norwegian
Petroleum Directorate. Berge has been a member of the
Norwegian Nobel Committee since 1997, its chairman from
2000.